It's really hard for me to give a **** about the players demands with all the damage I've seen from around here. Some people, your fans, lost everything and your arguing over money when the league minimum is 500K? Get a grip of the real world.

I get it, but I also get avoiding the "slippery slope", the "where will it end?". I agree, they seem to be losing perspective in real life, but for them this is real life. They are advertising salespeople first, atheletes second. Any time you're in the position of making other people more money, you have to protect your own. This can be said for both parties.

It's really hard for me to give a **** about the players demands with all the damage I've seen from around here. Some people, your fans, lost everything and your arguing over money when the league minimum is 500K? Get a grip of the real world.

It's the same thing Dan Ellis ran into. I don't think these athletes realise that nobody else is sympathetic to their "money problems" except maybe the high end actors and musicians.

Absolutely incredible the lack of common sense by both sides on how badly this reflects on the sport.

The one thing I've learned about the NHL through the years is that you can't be surprised by anything that they do. Each side has their agenda and it is what it is. As I've been saying all along, they'll never have the opportunity to act this way if the fans of the sport finally say enough is enough.

I know I'm a diehard fan of the sport, but they have truly managed to turn me off as a fan. 3 rounds of this petty ******** is enough for me. Both sides, imho, have absolutely no regard for the game, it's history, or the paying customer. And in light of what has happened to the East Coast this past week, these pigs and their petty labor dispute don't mean dick right about now.

Perhaps these owners and players could set their "differences" aside and maybe make some kind of donation towards the disaster that just took place? I mean it's not as if there are several teams and a good portion of the players who conduct their business here, right? ****, the NHL offices are in NYC as well. But no worries, let the rich keep arguing over the revenue of their bush league. It's starting to feel like a lot of people really don't give a **** anymore. And that's pretty sad considering how little attention this league received in the first place.

I can honestly say that I hope they do cancel the stupid season and don't come back for a very loooong time. Owners, players, well these people are so out of touch with the common folk that it's just so pathetic at this point.

Whelp nevermind, looks like the WC is gonna get scrapped. Looks like the next deadline is the end of January? What will players do when they lose another full year and essentially 2 years worth of % of revenues?

Whelp nevermind, looks like the WC is gonna get scrapped. Looks like the next deadline is the end of January? What will players do when they lose another full year and essentially 2 years worth of % of revenues?

What does everyone think a player like Marty thinks about this? We know how Moose, Bryce, and other older players feel. They're very outspoken union guys. Marty's knows the end is near. He wants to play again. You think he cares about all this union BS? He gave the interview about understanding, and being for what these guys are fighting for, but he wasn't all ''We really trust Don, blah blah blah blah'' Or ''I'm willing to sacrifice my career so the young guys can keep this thing going'' like POS Sean O'Donnell said recently.

You're seeing a lot of old guys like O'Donnell say that. It's laughable. It's like a politician who has to side with their party on EVERYTHING! O'Donnell's career is probably over anyway regardless if play starts back today, or a whole year cancelled. Who's he kidding?

By the way he was our WORST defensemen in the 01 playoffs, and SCF. What a JABRONI.

I'm not sure why so many people associate canceling the WC with cancelling the season.

In order not to potentially jeopardize millions of dollars, and to create a bargaining point for the PA, the NHL cancelled the WC. Doesn't really have any implication on if the entire season will be cancelled.

I'd love an 82 game season if it ended with the SCF in July. However you'll see some really bad ice. Like Bank Atlantic, and the TB Times Forum down here have bad ice in the Fall as late as December, and sometimes as early as February down here.

I'm not sure why so many people associate canceling the WC with cancelling the season.

In order not to potentially jeopardize millions of dollars, and to create a bargaining point for the PA, the NHL cancelled the WC. Doesn't really have any implication on if the entire season will be cancelled.

I know everyone says this, but I am seriously considering not coming back when these fools decide to play again, because after putting us through this for the 2nd time in a decade I really don't think it'll ever be the same for me. For the first time since I've starting following the sport, I have absolutely no respect for this league or the slimy, greedy, heartless, players and owners who care about nothing but dollar signs - a sickening fact given the disaster that hit the tri-state area recently.

I know everyone says this, but I am seriously considering not coming back when these fools decide to play again, because after putting us through this for the 2nd time in a decade I really don't think it'll ever be the same for me. For the first time since I've starting following the sport, I have absolutely no respect for this league or the slimy, greedy, heartless, players and owners who care about nothing but dollar signs - a sickening fact given the disaster that hit the tri-state area recently.

In short, **** the NHL.

This is exactly how I feel. I mean I wan't to watch hockey and I want to continue being invested in the Devils and the NHL, however, I just can't bring myself to feel good about anything involved with this league right now. I understand it's a business. I never pretended that it wasn't and I never expected for players to "care" for me and all that jazz but this rich people fighting over money act is just really played out. It's ****ing sad.

I'm still waiting for the NHL or some players to step up and address the distruction on the East Coast. Oh right, the owners and players are both too busy crying poverty.